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We are looking for people who are smart, creative and passionate about the Internet and digital media. YuMe Networks provides a rare opportunity to be involved with a company that is shaping the future of broadband video advertising.

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General & Administration

HR Generalist

Department: Human Resources
Location: Redwood City, CA
Type: Full–Time

Description:
YuMe is seeking a HR Generalist to manage the daily HR operations including payroll, benefits administration, compliance, stock option administration and reporting. Candidate should be a self starter, work well with others and be able to adapt to changes quickly in a startup environment.

Responsibilities:

Maintain and manage daily HR operations including payroll, benefits administration, and compliance
Responsible for on–boarding new employees and contractors
Administer the 401k Plan
Coordinate performance review process and compensation changes
Develop and improve relevant policies and procedures
Prepare reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends
Keep current with laws, regulations and industry practices
Complete special projects as needed

Requirements:

3 years experience in Human Resources
Outstanding organizational skills, attention to detail and the ability to juggle multiple tasks in a fast–paced environment
Self–motivated with strong communication and negotiation skills
Ability to work with minimal supervision
BA/BS degree required with PHR certification a plus

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Client Services

Account Manager

Department: Client Services
Location: Bay Area - CA
Type: Full–Time

Description:
YuMe is the largest dedicated video advertising solutions provider; we focus on selling video advertising from a broad network of video sites (our publishers) that we have aggregated over the last 2 years.

The Account Manager will be responsible for working with the YuMe advertiser clients, ad trafficking group and ad sales team to ensure video ad campaigns are paced and performing across the YuMe network. As a quantitative whiz you’ll need to analyze and optimize each campaign opportunity to ensure the highest level of success.

Responsibilities:

Campaign Management:

Own each client campaign from IO through post delivery reporting
Interface with Operations regarding campaign trafficking, prioritization and delivery
Confirm 3rd Party tracking elements are recording at the onset, during and post campaign delivery
Communicate campaign creative specs to agencies/advertisers
Accompany sales on external calls where appropriate: post campaign follow–up to ensure repeat business

Research & Analytics:

Provide supporting research for recommended media strategies
Create internal and external post campaign analysis
Support sales & marketing with responding to client research data requests

Relationship Management:

Develop an ongoing relationship with agencies/advertisers

Desired Qualifications:

Exceptional Character
First class client service ethos
Outstanding interpersonal skills
Dedication to going the extra mile
Demonstrated ability to lead by example
Strong work ethic
Personable but effective
Patient and mature
Proactive problem solving capabilities
Entrepreneurial and team oriented spirit
Fun, Dynamic Individual

Work Experience:

3+ years interactive account management and/or online sales planning and buying
Strong communication skills: excellent business writing
Effective Project Management Skills
Excellent time management
Outstanding attention to detail
Experience in taking ownership of a project and seeing it through to completion

Technical Skills:

Excel knowledge a must
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint and Outlook)
Familiarity with ComScore, Nielsen/NetRatings, @Plan. Media Audit a plus.
Knowledge and use of interactive media planning & tools: Media Visor, Atlas, etc
CRM solution such as Sales Force

Education

Bachelors Degree or higher

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Ad Operations Specialist

Department: Client Services
Location: Bay Area - CA
Type: Full–Time

Description:
YuMe is seeking an Ad Operations Specialist to join our Client Service team. The Ad Operations Specialist will utilize YuMe’s proprietary ad serving and campaign management platform to create, deliver, optimize and manage online video advertising campaigns across YuMe’s publisher network. The right candidate must have experience using ad serving systems and be able to manage multiple projects with competing priorities. Candidates should be a self starter, work well with others and be able to adapt to changes quickly in a startup environment.

Responsibilities:

Utilize YuMe’s proprietary ad serving and campaign management platform to upload creatives, set parameters according to specifications and launch video advertising campaigns in a timely manner.
Manage and coordinate the exchange of all video advertising creatives and tracking assets
Work with video creative and formatting tools, HTML creative code and 3rd party ad tracking tags
Provide analysis and reports on campaign delivery and make suggestions to improve campaign effectiveness
Provide campaign management and platform support to publishers utilizing the YuMe platform
Primary advertiser and publisher contact for all campaign and technical issues.
Troubleshoot campaign and technical issues and work with internal teams to find resolution.

Requirements:

1+ years of online ad operations/trafficking experience
Experience using an ad serving system (Atlas, DoubleClick, 24/7 Real Media, etc)
Knowledge of online advertising models (CPM, CPC and CPA)
Knowledge of rich media ad serving technologies
Outstanding organizational skills, attention to detail and the ability to juggle multiple tasks in a fast–paced environment
Knowledge of Flash, Windows Media Player, QuickTime, JavaScript or HTML preferred
Advanced analytical and problem solving skills
Ability to work with minimal supervision
BA/BS degree

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Media Strategist

Department: Client Services
Location: Bay Area - CA
Type: Full–Time

Description:
YuMe is the largest dedicated video ad network; we focus on selling video advertising from a broad network of video sites (our publishers) that we have aggregated over the last 2 years.

The Media Strategist will be responsible for working with the YuMe publisher acquisition team, ad trafficking group and ad sales team to ensure video ad campaigns are efficiently and profitability placed throughout the YuMe video ad network.

You will need to be part media buyer, part relationship manager, and part finance / quantitative whiz to ensure campaigns are placed on time, on the appropriate publishers, against the right audiences and with the highest financial return for both the advertiser and YuMe.

Responsibilities:

Identify target audience and ensure media allocation reaches the correct target. Work closely with sales planners to implement media plan
Work with both large and small publishers in our network to ensure inventory availability & optimal economics / pricing for video ad campaigns
Conduct ongoing negotiations with publishers
Analyze performance and optimize price/volume/targeting based on results to maximize ROI for the advertiser
Conduct sophisticated quantitative analysis in order ensure campaigns stay within budget and yield the highest profit for YuMe
Work closely with publishers to build rapport and maintain good relation

Requirements:

Must be passionate about the online space and have terrific grasp of the online media landscape, players and channels – online video a plus
Proven & successful media buying history with overachievement on goals
You need to be a quantitative guru including basic knowledge of applied statistics
History of proficient, nuanced and yet hard-nosed negotiation
At least 5 years experience in online media planning, ad networks, or online media buying
Detail oriented with an ability to multi-task in a fast moving start-up environment
BA/BS degree or equivalent

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Sales Engineer

Department: Client Services
Location: Redwood City
Type: Full–Time

Description:
YuMe Networks is seeking a Sales Engineer to join our Client Service team. The right candidate must have excellent verbal skills and be able to present technical information to both business and technical decision makers. Candidate should be a self starter, work well with others and be able to adapt to changes quickly in a startup environment.

Responsibilities:

Provide technical and product support during YuMe’s sales process
Work closely with Sales and Business Development teams to develop the value proposition of YuMe’s products and present these solutions and demos to client
Evaluate prospective client’s technical and functional requirements
Provide technical support during client integration
Liaise with Product Marketing and Development teams regarding product features and enhancements
Document technical issues and solutions for knowledge base.

Requirements:

3+ years of technical sales, technical support or software development experience.
Sales Engineering or client service engineering experience preferred
Detailed knowledge with various Internet browsers and technologies (HTTP//HTML/CSS/Javascript/XML/DNS)
Familiarity with Flash, Windows Media and QuickTime highly desired
Working knowledge of relational databases
Coding skills in C++, Java, or PHP coding highly desired
Proficient in a Unix/Linux environment
Outstanding organizational skills, attention to detail and the ability to juggle multiple tasks in a fast paced environment
Self motivated with strong communication and negotiation skills
Advanced data analysis and problem solving skills
Knowledge of rich media and ad serving technologies highly desired
BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent.

Publisher Account Manager / Senior Manger

Department: Client Services
Location: Bay Area - CA
Type: Full–Time

Description:
YuMe is seeking a Publisher Account Manager / Senior Manager to join our Client Service team. The right candidate must have a proven track record of developing strong relationships across client organizations in the online industry. We are looking for that special someone who a combination of technical implementation expertise, relationship instincts, and also a demonstrated ability to grow revenues working with publishers. Candidate should be a self starter, work well with others and be able to adapt to changes quickly in a startup environment.

Responsibilities:

Establish and grow relationships with YuMe.s publisher accounts by understanding their needs and business objectives
Grow revenue opportunities with publishers by selling in new products and services, optimize existing video advertising campaigns and placements, and develop new video inventory packages
Manage implementation of new publisher accounts and train on platform usability
Provide daily support to publishers and work with internal teams to find resolutions to technical and non-technical issues
Work with Sales and Marketing team to create new media collateral for new ad packages & products
Provide guidance to Sales and Media team on available video inventory within the publisher network
Monitor available publisher inventory and delivery of video advertising campaigns to ensure maximum delivery rate and optimum campaign performance.
Negotiate and sign publisher IOs for upcoming campaigns.
Introduce new YuMe products and features to publishers and educate on best practices.
Communicate publisher product development needs to Product Teams

Requirements:

5 to 8 years of online account management experience
Proven track record of developing strong relationships across client organizations
In-depth knowledge of online advertising models (CPM, CPC and CPA)
Knowledge of rich media and publisher ad serving technologies
Outstanding organizational skills, attention to detail and the ability to juggle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
Self-motivated with strong communication and negotiation skills
Advanced data analysis and problem solving skills
Ability to work with minimal supervision.
BA/BS degree

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Sales

Account Executive – Ad Sales

Department: Sales
Location: New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, Detroit, San Francisco
Type: Full–Time

Description:
YuMe is a leading digital video advertising platform company and video ad network that allows brands to reach the right audience in brand safe in-stream video environments, with high reach, and innovative video ad formats. YuMe consistently ranks among the largest video ad networks, enjoys an unusually high renewal rate, and is credited with successfully delivering some of the largest and most complex in-stream video ad campaigns and executions the industry has seen.

We are looking for people who are smart, creative and passionate about the Internet and digital media. YuMe provides a rare opportunity to be involved with a company that is contributing to the future of the rapidly growing broadband video advertising landscape.

YuMe is seeking an Advertising Sales Account Executive to join our team. This person will be responsible for selling YuMe’s video advertising network and media solutions to advertisers and agencies in both a geographically based and/or named account list territory. Candidates must be highly motivated, possess outstanding communication skills, have demonstrated knowledge of online advertising and be willing to work in a fast–paced, dynamic and growing environment.

Responsibilities:

Play a key role on the YuMe team, selling video advertising products (pre–rolls, overlays, custom in-stream rich media units and other interactive video units) into high–value brand advertiser account
Prospect, develop, maintain and grow revenue-generating relationships with advertisers and agencies within a territory
Persuasively communicate YuMe’s offerings and unique value-proposition to advertisers and agencies via email, over the phone and through in-person meetings/presentations in a way that meets advertiser and agency business needs and marketing objectives
Develop and maintain relationships at all personnel levels within an account, demonstrating a thorough understanding of the account’s organization, needs and revenue potential
Meet or exceed quarterly sales quotas against the territory and account list
Work with cross-functional teams internally to ensure campaign success and growth of partnerships
Utilize Salesforce consistently to accurately record sales activity and deal pipeline
Help develop local marketing initiatives and participate in industry events
Represent YuMe with the highest level of integrity

Requirements:

Demonstrated ability to perform against quota and excel in a highly competitive market
Proven sales success with a minimum of 2 years total internet media or internet technology sales experience
Demonstrated strategic, consultative and analytical sales approach with focus on building partnerships with clients
Customer-focused leadership with excellent communication, networking and negotiation skills
Willingness to travel to outside markets
Willingness to entertain clients during evenings and occasionally weekends
BA/BS degree
Strong references
Knowledge of rich media and ad serving technologies preferred
Existing, current relationships with media buying decision makers favored

YuMe offers a competitive base salary and commission plan, along with stock option participation, health, dental and 401K benefits.

Interested candidates should submit a cover email and resume to salesjobs@yume.com.

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Engineering

Database Administrator

Department: Software Engineering
Location: Bay Area – CA
Type: Full–Time

Description:
Yume is looking for a hands–on person who will work very closely with the engineering team, support day–to–day operational production database issues,deal with large amounts of data, proficient in query optimization, schema design and ideal MySQL & Oracle/Teradata deployment architectures. The job also involves a dose of Linux systems administration duties (backup, installation, change management, monitoring etc).

Responsibilities:

Work with the development teams for logical and physical database design and provide architectural support
Review, maintain, build, support, tune and monitor production MySQL & Oracle databases
Design, implement, and tune database archival mechanisms

Requirements:

5+ years recent experience with administration of MySQL as well as other databases like Oracle/Teradata in a highly available, 24x7, high traffic ASP environment. Experience in managing both Transactional and Dimensional databases
Minimum 5 years MySQL DBA experience
Experience in a high–volume (300+ million queries per day), multi Tera bytes of mission–critical production service environment
Need to be proficient with MySQL replication, Master / Slave, Master / Master
Experience in implementing and maintaining efficient backup and archiving processes
Must be expert with query optimization tools, query plan analysis, and techniques for finding inefficient queries
Working knowledge of Linux and basic network concepts
Excellent experience with DB architecture design and performance tuning
Experience working with MySQL cluster / replication
Must have worked with engineering on DB performance tuning
Experience with PERL scripting, Shell scripting, Stored procedures, functions and triggers
Excellent communication skills
Enthusiasm for helping a team set and achieve goals
Experience with Linux HA cluster is a plus
Experience in managing databases distributed geographically (to support multiple data center) is a must.

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Senior Software Engineer – Applications

Department: Software Engineering
Location: Bay Area – CA
Type: Full–Time

Description:
YuMe Networks is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Software Engineering team. This team is responsible for the development and delivery of all YuMe’s products and features. The right candidate must be an exceptional Software Engineer, with strong academic background and a strong commitment to quality. Candidate must be a self starter, work well with others and be able to adapt to changes quickly in a startup environment.

Responsibilities:

Specify & implement web services
Work efficiently with in–house and off–shore development teams

Requirements:

BS in Computer Science with 7+ years of software development experience, developing software in a structured setting delivering enterprise–class software products.
Strong understanding of Linux, Web applications and the J2EE stack
Excellent grasp of databases, transactions, query optimization, object–relational mapping
Excellent grasp of distributed systems & Algorithms
Hands–on experience delivering solutions using J2EE, relational databases
Hands–on experience with any J2EE application server (JBoss, WebLogic, WebSphere, Oracle 9i)
Hands–on experience with MVC Framework such as struts
Hands–on experience with ORM tools such as Hibernate
AJAX/HTML/CSS/Javascript/Familiar with various Internet browsers and technologies
Networking/HTTP/Web Servers
XML/XSL/SOAP/Web services
Security(Authentication,Authorization)
Excellent analytical, troubleshooting and problem–solving skills
Capable of working independently with little supervision and direction
Excellent verbal and written communication skills

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Senior Software Engineer – Database

Department: Software Engineering
Location: Bay Area – CA
Type: Full–Time

Description:
YuMe Networks is seeking a Senior Software Engineer – Database to join our Software Engineering team. This team is responsible for the development and delivery of all YuMe’s products and features. The right candidate must be an exceptional Software Engineer, with strong academic background and a strong commitment to quality. Candidate must be a self starter, work well with others and be able to adapt to changes quickly in a startup environment.

Responsibilities:

Active participant in requirement gathering, decision making and technical implementation.
Develops and Implements systems based on the common framework schema standards.
Implements appropriate solutions to problems with minimal guidance and little direct supervision.
Recommends new strategies, innovative ideas and technologies in resolving technical issues.
Work efficiently with in–house and off–shore development teams

Requirements:

BS in Computer Science with 7+ years of software development experience, developing software in a structured setting delivering enterprise–class software products. ( With 5+ years emphasis on database development)
Expert level experience in developing stored procedures, functions, jobs, ETL, and SQL Profiling and Notification services.
Experience with MySQL, Oracle, MS SQL Server.
Able to grasp new technologies quickly.
Experience with query optimization, bandwidth optimization, high transaction environments, and schema design.
Clear understanding of implications and solution to bandwidth utilization in high transaction environments.
Strong understanding of Linux, Web applications and the J2EE stack
Excellent grasp of databases, transactions, query optimization, object–relational mapping
Excellent grasp of distributed systems & Algorithms
Hands–on experience delivering solutions using J2EE, relational databases.
Hands–on experience with any J2EE application server (Tomcat, JBoss, WebLogic, WebSphere etc.)
Hands–on experience with ORM tools such as Hibernate
Excellent analytical, troubleshooting and problem–solving skills
Capable of working independently with little supervision and direction
Excellent verbal and written communication skills

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Senior Software Engineer – Multimedia

Department: Software Engineering
Location: Bay Area – CA
Type: Full–Time

Responsibilities:

In house expert on multi–media engineering activities.
Work efficiently with in–house and off–shore development teams

Requirements:

BS in Computer Science with 7+ years of software development experience.
Strong understanding of Windows Media, QuickTime, Macromedia software and various A/V formats and standards.
Able to grasp new technologies quickly.
Experience working with various CODEC– WM, QT, FLASH, MEPEG–2, MPEG–4
Good understanding of PNG, GIF, JPEG and MP3 formats
Hands–on experience with Actionscripts, SMIL, Javascript, HTML
Hands–on experience developing WM plug–ins
Strong understanding of ASX/ASF
Hands–on experience developing flash players
Hands–on experience tinkering with QT & Windows Media players.
Excellent analytical, troubleshooting and problem–solving skills
Capable of working independently with little supervision and direction
Excellent verbal and written communication skills

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Network Operations

Senior Systems & Network Operations Engineer

Department: Network Operations
Location: Bay Area – CA
Type: Full–Time

Description:
This senior candidate must be a self starter, who works well with others and be able to adapt to changes quickly in a goal oriented startup environment. The right professional must have hands on experience and a good track record of managing, trouble shooting and maintaining secure content delivery networks, enterprise systems and large networking environments. Strong understanding of IP security, video streaming technology, protocols and formats is a must. Hands on experience in running and maintaining video streaming and download services are a major plus. This candidate will participate in defining and scoping our deployment topology and work with datacenters to deploy our service. Knowledge of reliability and security requirements is essential.

Responsibilities:

Configure servers and network hardware
Monitor site stability and performance
24x7 on–call support of the Datacenter Infrastructure
Prioritize tasks and work independently yet interact well within a
project–oriented team environment
Ability to solve problems quickly and automate processes
Documentation of current and future configuration processes and policies
Troubleshoot problems with hardware, software, network, and security administration

Requirements:

BS degree in engineering or equivalent.
5+ years of industry experience working in a large scale data networks.
Prior experience interfacing with and/or working in datacenters is a must.
Prior experience in launching and running Video streaming services.
Hands–on experience provisioning Linux and Windows servers for server side deployment.
Hands–on experience in configuring & managing Juniper routers, F5 load–balancers, and Force10 switches .
Hands on experience in backup and restore tools is a must.
Knowledge of UNIX shell scripting a must.
Knowledge of Windows media, Quicktime and Flash is a big plus.
Working knowledge of Redhat Enterprise, Apache, MySQL, Tomcat, XML,
Java and other server side technologies for a J2EE stack is an asset.
Good understanding of IP security.
Experience in integration with monitoring tools (Nagios) is plus. Working knowledge of storage systems and Volume Groups.
Hands on experience in backup and restore tools is a must.
Knowledge of UNIX shell scripting a must.

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